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Leftists oppose car innovations that enhance freedom, including the rotary engine.
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{{cquote|Using a central spinning part in the combustion cycle meant the rotary engine was lighter and more powerful than what piston engines could typically achieve at the time, and this made it ideal for sports cars. ... The drawbacks - like a lack of power lower in the rev range, and fuel economy that would make even a Land Rover Discovery look smug - didn’t matter so much, and so the engine made its debut in the Cosmo Sport in 1967. Producing 110bhp at 7,000rpm and completing a quarter-mile sprint in 16.4sec, the Cosmo topped out at 115mph, thus proving that rotary power was viable, competitive and desirable.<ref name="Mazda">https://www.topgear.com/car-news/retro/meet-rarest-rotary-engined-mazda-ever-minibus</ref>}}
 
{{cquote|Using a central spinning part in the combustion cycle meant the rotary engine was lighter and more powerful than what piston engines could typically achieve at the time, and this made it ideal for sports cars. ... The drawbacks - like a lack of power lower in the rev range, and fuel economy that would make even a Land Rover Discovery look smug - didn’t matter so much, and so the engine made its debut in the Cosmo Sport in 1967. Producing 110bhp at 7,000rpm and completing a quarter-mile sprint in 16.4sec, the Cosmo topped out at 115mph, thus proving that rotary power was viable, competitive and desirable.<ref name="Mazda">https://www.topgear.com/car-news/retro/meet-rarest-rotary-engined-mazda-ever-minibus</ref>}}
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The [[Mazda]] RX-8 was manufactured for a half-century until it was discontinued in 2012.<ref name="Mazda"/>
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The [[Mazda]] RX-8 was manufactured with a [[Wankel engine|Wankel rotary engine]] for a half-century (including its predecessors) until it was discontinued in 2012.<ref name="Mazda"/>
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The [[Wankel engine]] is a type of rotary engine.
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Leftists oppose car innovations that enhance freedom, including the rotary engine.
    
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